Newark

Jack the Ripper, the infamous 19th-century serial killer, was in the news last month when someone claimed to know his identity. What many don’t know is that Newark had its own “Jack the Ripper” scare a century ago.

Jersey Digs first reported in 2017 that a project called Vesey Street Commons was in the works for the Ironbound neighborhood of Newark. Now, months after we reported that the property had been sold, a 72-unit development proposal for the site could receive a tax abatement.

The City of Newark is considering a 30-year tax abatement for a proposed age-restricted development in the East Ward.

In the next decade, thousands of new residences in Newark and Jersey City will vie for space with existing landmarks. A new class of social media influencers is hoping they can help salvage this history through stunning imagery.

The company seeking to bring a 299-unit mixed-use development to a large vacant tract in Newark’s Lower Broadway neighborhood is seeking amended approvals.

A developer’s application says that more than 75 residential units are planned for Walnut Street in Newark.

Three new townhouse-style apartment buildings could be coming to the South 14th Street area in Newark as part of the “Ridgeview Square” project.

In 1890, the Kastners bought a plot of land in what was then the German district, and hired a talented, but lost-in-time architect to build them a "beer-baron mansion" with Franz’s initials – FJK – etched over the doorway, a feature that came crashing down earlier this year.

This 29-unit Downtown Newark development by a firm associated with Paramount Assets would sit between two of the company’s other projects.

The Newark Housing Authority is planning to partner with a private developer to bring close to 70 residential units for senior citizens.